Display-case.



PATBNTBD NOV. 20, 1906.

R. TURNER, JR. DISPLAY CASE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 19.05.

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ROBERT TURNER, JR, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO D. M. FERRY & (10.,OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

DISPLAY-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT TURNER, Jr., a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, county of WVayne, State of Michigan, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Display-Cases, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention is designed to provide an improved displaycase, the samebeing adapted for various uses, and has special adaptation as adisplay-case for packages of seeds and analogous articles, the samebeing more specially devised as a display-case for retailers of thegoods.

The aim of my invention is to provide a case of this nature providedwith a series of trays for holding the goods, the trays being removable,so that they may be stored away in the case in a compact form forshipment and storage, the construction of the device being such that thetrays may readily be arranged in position for efficient display in aconvenient and simple manner.

To these ends my invention consists of the construction, combination,and arrangement of devices as hereinafter described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a viewin perspective illustrating my invention with the case open and arranged in position for use. Fig. 2 is a view in section on the line 2 2,Fig. 1. Fig. 3 illus trates a modification in perspective. Fig. 4 is aview in plan with the cover and the trays removed. Fig. 5 is a similarview and embodying the modification shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detailview showing one end of the case and one of the trays in verticalsection longitudinally of the case. Fig. 7 is a view in perspectiveembodying certain features of construction with case in open positionfor use. Fig. 8 is a vertical section on the line 8 8, Fig. 7.

I carry out my invention as follows:

In the drawings, a represents the body of my improved case provided witha lid or cover b, said cover preferably having a hinged engagement withthe body, so that it may be thrown up into elevated position.

A series of trays is indicated at c, d, e, and formed with a series befolded within the brackets arranged to As indicated case in knockdownposition. more particularly in ets g may be hinged to the bottom of thecase, as indicated at h, so as to be folded down upon the bottom of thecase, as indi cated in Fig. 4.

A modified form in the construction of the brackets is shown in Figs. 3and 5, in which the brackets are connected by a back strip, (indicatedat "L,) the end brackets g g having a folding engagement with the backstrip, as by a flexible connection with said strip. For smaller casesthe brackets and the back strip may be formed, for example, ofpasteboard, the end brackets folding rearwardly against the back strip,said brackets and back strip being constructed independently of thecase, so that they may be removed and folded and laid down upon thebottom of the case. The end brackets are constructed with a series ofsteps, as indicated in the drawings, so that the different trays may besupported thereupon at difierent elevations. To save room, I prefer tomake the brackets of thin material. In larger cases I prefer to makethem of sheet metal hinged at their lower edges to the bottom of thecase, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The trays are each provided at theirextremities with supporting metal clips, (indicated at j,) preferablymade of sheet metal engagedwith the corresponding trays in a suitablemanner, the clips projecting outward, so as to'fit over and upon theupper edge of the corresponding end brackets, as illustrated moreparticularly in Figs. 1 and 6. As so constructed it will be readilyobserved the trays may each be lifted off from the end brackets, thetrays when removed from the brackets being located within the body ofthe case for storage or shipment, the size of the body of the case andthe trays being so arranged that the trays may fit properly within thebody of the case and allow the cover to be closed down thereover. Thecover and end brackets are preferably provided with suitable hooks andeyes, as indicated at k, to su port the cover in elevated position.

at I claim as my invention is- I 1. A display-case having in combinationan inclosing body, folding end brackets each of steps, a strip connect-To support such trays the case is proing said brackets, and a series oftrays supvided with end brackets,

indicated at g, said 1 ported upon said brackets,

said brackets and Figs. 2 and 4, the brackthe connecting-strip beingremovable from and a series of trays each provided at its eX- the body.tremit1es With clips whereby the tray may be 2. A display-case having incombination an inclosing body, folding end brackets, each formed with aseries of'steps, additional means to connect said brackets and a seriesof trays, each at its extremities provided with clips whereby the traymay be supported upon the upper edges of the brackets, and whereby thetrays may iiidiyidiiell be lifted vertically off from the end brackets.

3. A displaycase having in combination an inclosing body, folding endbrackets, each formed with a series of steps, a back strip connectingthe rear edges of said brackets, I

supported upon the corres ondin u er edges of the brackets, and Wh erebyt he t ys may be individually lifted vertically off from the endbrackets, said brackets and the back connecting-strip being removablefrom the body.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribl lng Witnesses.

ROBERT TURNER, JR. Witnesses:

N. S. WRIGHT, B. WHITE.

